Indiana Historical Society

The Indiana Historical Society and its Hoosier Heritage Alliance partners, including the Allen County Public Library, the Association of Indiana Museums, the Carnegie Center for Art and History, the Center for History, Conner Prairie, the Eiteljorg Museum, the Evansville Museum, Indiana Historical Society, Indiana Landmarks, the Indiana State Museum, Indiana State University/Cunningham Memorial Library, the Indianapolis Museum of Art, the Midwest Collaborative for Library Services, and the Minnetrista Cultural Foundation, will implement the recommendations and strategies developed during their statewide planning efforts. Project activities will include site-specific collections care and administration training sessions and multi-county conferences on collections care taught by state and regional experts. The collaborative will also develop and make available online training tools, an informational traveling exhibit about collections care, the Collections Advisor monthly e-mail to provide continuing education on conservation practices, and an informational poster about collections care for widespread distribution.